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Thai Protestors to Literally Spill Blood

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 02:00

Government protesters in Thailand known as "Red-Shirts" are set to spill 1000 liters of demonstrators' blood on the steps of the government house in Bangkok. The protests are in their fifth day ...

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Israel Seals Off West Bank

Friday, 12 March 2010 02:00

Israel has sealed off the West Bank, land claimed by both Israel and Palestinians, for 48 hours in the aftermath of Israel's announcement of plans to construct 1600 apartments in the disputed territory. The closure is supposed to be lifted on Saturday night ...

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Unemployment Rate Steady

Friday, 05 March 2010 09:00

The unemployment rate stayed steady at 9.7% in February, with a fewer-than-expected 36,000 jobs being cut ...

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Gay Marriage Licenses Issued in Washington D.C.

Wednesday, 03 March 2010 07:00

Today, Washington D.C. begins handing out marriage licenses to gay couples. Because of a three-day waiting period, no actual marriages can take place until this coming Tuesday. D.C. joins a handful of other states in allowing gay marriage ...

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Handgun Ban Under Fire

Tuesday, 02 March 2010 02:00

A ban on handguns in Chicago is up for review this week by the Supreme Court. Handguns have been banned in the city limits since 1982 ...

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"Under God" Upheld as Constitutional

Friday, 12 March 2010 06:00

An appeals court in California has upheld the phrases "under God" and "In God We Trust" (in the Pledge of Allegiance and on U.S. money, respectively) as constitutional. The phrases were under attack from a group of atheists who said the phrases represented government sanctioned religion ...

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Fred Phelps Case to Appear Before Supreme Court

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:00

Fred Phelps, "pastor" of Westboro Baptist Church and general hate-monger, and his congregation will appear before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case to determine whether or not their horrific protests of military funerals are protected under the First Amendment ...

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Turkey Warns U.S. About Genocide Vote

Friday, 05 March 2010 04:00

Turkey has warned the U.S. government about proceeding with a bill that would label the killing of Armenians during World War I a genocide. Historians estimate that up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Ottoman Turks ... 

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Got My Benjamins and ... Reagans?

Wednesday, 03 March 2010 04:00

A congressman has presented a proposal that would change the face of the $50 bill from Ulysses S. Grant to Ronald Reagan. Naturally, this has caused controversy. We'd like to humbly suggest a non-controversial pick: Mr. Rogers ...

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Respect Mah Authoritah

Thursday, 25 February 2010 17:14

Yesterday, the Senate Armed Services Committee held hearings with officials from Blackwater, a security firm under scrutiny for hiring contractors who shot civilians and carried guns when they weren't supposed to. How did they get the guns? They checked them out under the name "Eric Cartman" ...

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